Won't last 5 years? How about 13 minutes? Chinese Lynk & Co 01 destroyed for entertainment
Mikko David · Jun 26, 2023 07:00 PM
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So, many critical netizens commonly believe that Chinese-built cars are shoddily built and won't likely last five years before they fall apart.
Some "car enthusiasts" have even made it a point to crush the reputation of every Chinese car brand that we write about, accusing us how we must have pocketed cash and graces from these China brands for us even to give them space and airtime on our social media accounts and website.
Well, to be honest, we haven't received any single advertising cent from anyone, Chinese brand or otherwise. Whatever you see here on our website is the product of diligent news gathering and honest storytelling.
So when a video like this from Chinese media Yī lù yǒu chē: shows one Chinese car model getting thrashed, we have to share it with you all.
For one, China car haters will have a field day seeing a product of the Mainland reduced to a twisted heap of metal. But more than that, we think curious car buyers might have an epiphany of sorts seeing how this Chinese crossover manages to get through all the stunts and destruction not exactly unscathed but somehow intact.
IMAGE FROM Yī lù yǒu chē:
The vehicle in the video is a Lynk & Co 01 EM-P. Lynk & Co is a Chinese-Swedish brand under Geely Automobile Holdings. It is a relatively new marque, having only been put up in 2016.
The brand doesn't sell cars in the typical showroom-dealership way that we know of. It has borrowing schemes and subscription models to own an 01 EM-P.
The company's website says the plug-in hybrid crossover was designed in Sweden and can run in EV mode for about 69 kilometers. Still, it's built in China, and if the brand ever decides to set up shop here, you'll know where it will come from.
IMAGE FROM Yī lù yǒu chē:
The show's hosts seemed in awe that despite being dropped a cargo container on, rammed on both sides, driven through glass, wood, and bricks, and blown up by explosives, the 01 EM-P puttered on with its battery pack and structure intact.
Our colleagues in Wapcar did mention that the 01 EM-P had underbody protection which shielded the battery from the explosives detonated underneath it.
But we suggest you watch it and form your conclusions about how tough a Chinese car can be.
With an automotive career spanning 27 years as a former touring car racer turned automotive journalist and photographer, Mikko also handled marketing and PR for two major Japanese car brands before finding peace and purpose in sharing his views about cars, driving, and mobility.
